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waif

[weyf] / weɪf /
NOUN
lost or unclaimed person or thing
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Half Waif is the solo project of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nandi Rose, an erstwhile member of New Jersey indie act Pinegrove.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

Or maybe Arya died and the Waif has taken her face!

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2019

I mean, we didn’t actually see Arya kill the Waif, did we?

From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2019

While training Arya Stark within at a religious assassin’s guild, a mysterious acolyte known as the Waif faced many frustrations — her student didn’t follow instructions or practice true self-abnegation.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2017

Edwin said she should be called Waif, and Waif she was ever after called in that house.

From Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Dale, Daphne




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